Is this Phone really this slow or do I need a replacement??

I am a long time Windows Phone user and recently decided to make the switch to Android. Now, I'm on no contract and didn't have a bunch of money to spend on a new phone so I decided to go with the Moto G (2014) because of its price, the fact it already had Lollipop, and how well it was reviewed by the tech media. So a couple of weeks ago I went out to Best Buy and went ahead and bought it for $180.

At first I was in love, the phone felt great in the hand and the size was perfect for me. But then I started experiencing issues. The phone lags like no other. I would go to launch an app, and it sometimes take 15-20 seconds for the app to even open. Sometimes the phone won't even register that I tapped on something, and the keyboard (have been using Google Keyboard) seems to lag quite a bit and misses entries. At first I thought it was the fact that the phone needed to be broken in a bit, but it hasn't gotten any better.

I have tried clearing the cache partition, multiple hard resets, even deleted the Facebook app because I have read that that slows down devices. Is this common with this phone? Should I make a warranty claim on the device or get a more powerful device? Thank you for your help in advance!!

I had lowered expectations, I wasn't expecting beastly performance. But I think taking 20 seconds to load an app like Play Store or Snapchat is not normal lol. I processed the exchange yesterday, hopefully it will arrive soon!

Mine is super slow also. I don't know which generation I have, but it has LTE. It seriously makes me want to crush my phone. Everything is slow. There's a lag pressing the power button. Sometimes the screen wont even come on. All apps are super slow to open. TRying to use google maps is near impossible. I bought an SD and put all of my pics on it hoping it would speed up the phone, but no luck. This is horrible.

Mine is super slow also. I don't know which generation I have, but it has LTE. It seriously makes me want to crush my phone. Everything is slow. There's a lag pressing the power button. Sometimes the screen wont even come on. All apps are super slow to open. TRying to use google maps is near impossible. I bought an SD and put all of my pics on it hoping it would speed up the phone, but no luck. This is horrible.

If it has lte then its not the mote g 2nd gen.Try a factory reset. There's no way the phone should be that slow. The moto g is usually quite snappy and responsive.

My 2nd Gen moto g is very snapped for what it is a budget phone maybe the best budget phone out my main driver is my note edge I wanted to try the pure android on the cheap it's ok I love touchwiz much better t then stock you'd been better off getting a used s4 if it's to be your main driver there about that price used